Itihāsa & Dharmic Humanities • Epics (Itihāsa)

Mahābhārata

महाभारतम्

The supreme monumental epic of civilisational dharma, philosophy, statecraft, and spiritual ethics composed across eighteen Parvas by Maharṣi Vyāsa.

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Canonical Code MBh

Canonical URN (CTS)

urn:cts:poorvam:corpus.mahabharata

Sections 1995 Chapters

Textual Extent 75,809 Verses

Textual Background

Scholarly Framework

Classical Sanskrit Treatise • Itihāsa & Dharmic Humanities

Known as the fifth Veda (Pañcama Veda), the Mahābhārata explores the cosmic conflict of the Kurukṣetra war while expounding universal teachings on dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa (culminating in the Bhagavad Gītā, Śāntiparva, and Anuśāsanaparva).

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Scholarly Apparatus

Critical Introductions & Terminology

HISTORICAL CRITIQUE 10 Narrative Parts

Mahābhārata: The Monumental Epic of Dharma, Cosmos, and Human Destiny

Explore the philosophical foundations, canonical context, textual history, and critical scholarship across 10 narrative parts.

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LEXICON & GRAMMAR 250 Defined Terms

Scholarly Glossary & Lexicon (शब्दकोशः)

Searchable terminology with Sanskrit definitions, English glosses, lexical notes, grammatical categories, and linked verse occurrences.

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Canonical Hierarchy: Parva • Adhyāya • Śloka

Table of Contents • Parvas (पर्वाणि)

                                    18 Parvas • 1995 Adhyāyas • 75,809 Ślokas
                            

PARVA 1 Ādiparva 225 Adhyāyas • 7,421 Verses PARVA 2 Sabhāparva 72 Adhyāyas • 2,462 Verses PARVA 3 Vanaparva (Araṇyaka) 299 Adhyāyas • 10,615 Verses PARVA 4 Virāṭaparva 67 Adhyāyas • 1,891 Verses PARVA 5 Udyogaparva 197 Adhyāyas • 6,260 Verses PARVA 6 Bhīṣmaparva 117 Adhyāyas • 5,523 Verses PARVA 7 Droṇaparva 173 Adhyāyas • 8,325 Verses PARVA 8 Karṇaparva 69 Adhyāyas • 3,940 Verses PARVA 9 Śalyaparva 64 Adhyāyas • 3,379 Verses PARVA 10 Sauptikaparva 18 Adhyāyas • 790 Verses PARVA 11 Strīparva 27 Adhyāyas • 757 Verses PARVA 12 Śāntiparva 353 Adhyāyas • 13,219 Verses PARVA 13 Anuśāsanaparva 154 Adhyāyas • 6,690 Verses PARVA 14 Aśvamedhikaparva 96 Adhyāyas • 2,839 Verses PARVA 15 Āśramavāsikaparva 47 Adhyāyas • 1,109 Verses PARVA 16 Mausalaparva 9 Adhyāyas • 282 Verses PARVA 17 Mahāprasthānikaparva 3 Adhyāyas • 109 Verses PARVA 18 Svargārohaṇaparva 5 Adhyāyas • 198 Verses

PARVA 12 OF 18 शान्तिपर्व

Śāntiparva — Book of Peace & Ethics

                        
                            353 Adhyāyas                        
                        
                            13,219 Verses

PARVA 12 &BULL; ADHYāYA 351 7 Verses

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 351

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 351

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 351 containing 7 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 12.351.1–7

PARVA 12 &BULL; ADHYāYA 352 11 Verses

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 352

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 352

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 352 containing 11 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 12.352.1–11

PARVA 12 &BULL; ADHYāYA 353 10 Verses

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 353

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 353

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 353 containing 10 verses.

Open Reader → MBh 12.353.1–10

                
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